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What does it mean to live a good life?


[English]

This question is not easily answered as the concept of a "good life" varies from person to person. This question also relates back to another qquestion I answered about whether, even if people say money cannot buy happiness, could we ever be happy without any money. Therefore, I should say that different people have different expectations for their life, some achieve them and go beyond, others barely achieve it and others dont even come near achieving it in the first place. However, even if we all have different conceptions for what a good life really means, some factors of that good life are common to the mayority if the human population. Such as the want to have enough money to subsist and dont die in hunger, achieving what ever brings you happiness, be good at what you work, have someone that cares for you; for some people it does not even have to be someone that cares for you in a romantic way, but more like a friend, your parents or grandparent... all those things are considered to be part of a good life for many people. From there you might want to have 20 children, or buy a yatch, or live with your parents your whole life, but those are just variations that concept.


What do you think?


¿Qué significa vivir una buena vida?

[Español]

Esta pregunta no es fácil de responder ya que el concepto de "buena vida" varía de persona a persona. Esta pregunta también guarda relación con otra pregunta que respondí sobre si, incluso si la gente dice que el dinero no puede comprar la felicidad, podríamos ser verdaderamente felices sin dinero. Por lo tanto, debo decir que diferentes personas tienen diferentes expectativas para su vida, algunas las alcanzan y van más allá, otras apenas lo logran y otras ni siquiera se acercan a lograrlo en un primer lugar. Sin embargo, incluso si todos tenemos diferentes concepciones de lo que realmente significa una buena vida, algunos factores de esa buena vida son comunes a la mayoría de la población humana; como el deseo de tener suficiente dinero para subsistir y no morir de hambre, lograr lo que te traiga felicidad, ser bueno en lo que trabajas, tener a alguien que se preocupe por ti; para algunas personas ni siquiera tiene que ser alguien que se preocupa por ti de una manera romántica, sino más bien como un amigo, tus padres o abuelos ... todas esas cosas son consideradas como parte de una buena vida para muchas personas. A partir de ahí, es posible que el individuo desee tener 20 hijos, o comprarse un yate, o vivir con sus padres toda su vida, pero esas son solo variaciones de ese concepto.


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I remember some basic notions about Maslow’s pyramid 👉🏻https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html Always considering the randomness of the desire to satisfy the external needs (me and the others: I eat it, I love him, I touch this, I feel it, etc) and the internal demands of shelf-care (thoughts, emotions) or shelf-control according to the context and the different situations. The syntax is look to be important, first we eat, then we love, then we find the values, which must act as a compass in our lives, these values must cross our mind and link with the soul that connects us to the essentials of our lives 🤦🏻‍♂️, with the acceptance of the different situations of our lives 🙄, which bring us suffering and…

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